Friday, January 31, 2014

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NEWS FLASH: Executive Session on Steve Perry re-appears on Hartford BOE agenda
The agenda is out for the Special Meeting of the Hartford Board of Education to be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.  The meeting beings at 5:30 pm at the Fred E. Wish Museum School located at 350 Barbour St in Hartford. One of the first items on the agenda is the “Public Comment” period. […]The post NEWS FLASH: Executive Session on Steve Perry re-appears on Hartford BOE agenda appeared first on

A CT superintendent speaks: Madison’s Thomas Scarice and the Power of truth
What happens when a superintendent of schools stands up and speaks out! For more than two years many Connecticut teachers, public school advocates, parents of public school students and others have been warning about the dangers that will result from Governor Malloy’s corporate education reform industry initiative. When public school teachers recently gathered in large […]The post A CT superintend

New pictures paint even more serious concerns about child abuse at Capital Prep
New Pictures paint even more serious concerns about child abuse at Capital Prep Over the last few months, Wait, What? readers have learned about Steve Perry’s efforts to humiliate, punish and bully Capital Prep students by forcing them to sit at the “Table of Shame” requiring that students stand up while eating lunch in the […]The post New pictures paint even more serious concerns about child abus


Shhhh: Whatever you do, don’t mention class, classism or class warfare

Newspaper headlines in today’s Stamford Advocate: Street bonuses heat up January real estate market in Greenwich, Darien Stamford homeless shelters over capacity In 2013, the stock market hit “52 all-time record highs” and had its best year in 18 years.  As a result, Greenwich realtors report the sales of high prices homes is booming.  As one realtor […]The post Shhhh: Whatever you do, don’t menti
1-30-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Malloy says “stay the course” on Common Core and Teacher Evaluation (after election)The Hartford Courant has what could very well be the clearest portrayal of Governor Malloy’s real intent when it comes to his corporate education reform industry initiatives. With the latest flurry of press conferences, letters and meetings behind him, the Hartford Courant notes; “After the meeting the